Hi, I'm using Apache httpd to act as a reverse proxy and I'd like to block access to all but explicitly listed resources. I've come up with two possible solutions that i'd like to check with more experienced mod_rewrite users. Is there any difference between the two approaches below from performance or other points of view? I expect the set of allowed resources to be probably below 30. I'm also planning on employing other Apache modules in the proxy such as mod_cache and possibly mod_security. # method A: one rule with several conditions. # allow access to resources starting with /foo/, /bar/ or /baz/; block others RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/foo/ [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/bar/ [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/baz/ RewriteRule ^ - [P] RewriteRule ^ - [F] # method B, multiple rules without conditions # allow access to resources starting with /foo/, /bar/ or /baz/; block others RewriteRule ^/foo/ - [P] RewriteRule ^/bar/ - [P] RewriteRule ^/baz/ - [P] RewriteRule ^ - [F] All requests are currently proxied to the backend server simply using: ProxyPass / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/ marko --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx